The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting such as managing participants or startingstopping the recording.

How to be the host of zoom meeting. Learn more about host key. How to pass host controls in zoom. The user that scheduled the meeting.

To start a meeting as the host from an H323 or SIP device you will need to include the host key in the dial string. To start an instant meeting from the Zoom Desktop Client Home tab. First you as the host need to set up the Zoom meeting.

With your meeting set up learn how to invite participants during the meeting and for a scheduled meeting. They have full permissions to manage the meeting. Sign in to the Zoom Desktop Client.

Host controls allow you as the host to control various aspects of a Zoom meeting such as managing the participants. The shared user will be able to gain host privileges at all meetings on that host. The first is from the main meeting window.

You can do this by selecting Invite at the bottom of the window. For details about how to add alternative hosts when scheduling a meeting see alternative host on the zoom website. The host must assign a co-host during the meeting.

Shares most of the controls that hosts have allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting such as managing attendees. We also cover how to use the Zoom host key and how participants can claim the host role using the host key. Stick to this full guide.